Parent Arrested for Brandishing Gun at Bus Stop

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It will be interesting ...

Just shooting from the hip but she may have made a big fuss about her son being bullied the day before this happen then today she OC a gun and got the whole, "what are you going to do with that thing" spill and things got carried away. Just a thought.

§ 18.2-282. Pointing, holding, or brandishing firearm, air or gas operated weapon or object similar in appearance; penalty.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to point, hold or brandish any firearm or any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance, whether capable of being fired or not, in such manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another or hold a firearm or any air or gas operated weapon in a public place in such a manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another of being shot or injured. However, this section shall not apply to any person engaged in excusable or justifiable self-defense.

OC is legal in VA and they have a pretty specific brandishing statute IIRC.

I don't like the fact that LEO's seem to be allowed to press gun related charges, even if they don't fit. Just charge her with something gun related seems to be what's going on. Or poor reporting.

But if your dumb enough you'll find a way to get arrested it seems. Blocking a school bus, wow.

Thank you all for clarifying VA as an open carry state.
I think chiefjason summed it up the best. I agree with you that pressing charges on a gun related matter that doesn't fit is not good. The media will eat it up.

She didn't seem smart in any case. She probably mouthed off something that made people nervous.

OC is legal in VA and they have a pretty specific brandishing statute IIRC.

I don't like the fact that LEO's seem to be allowed to press gun related charges, even if they don't fit. Just charge her with something gun related seems to be what's going on. Or poor reporting.

But if your dumb enough you'll find a way to get arrested it seems. Blocking a school bus, wow.

+1. It's unclear what else transpired at the stop as to whether she was just open carrying or if she was open carrying and spouting off in some 4-letter colorful metaphor laced diatribe and alluding to her openly carried firearm. I'm thinking it's along the lines of the latter based on her interactions with the media and this latest stupidity(bus blockade)... She doesn't appear to be the brightest bulb in the pack at this point.

"Sure, As long as the machines are workin' and you can call 911. But you take those things away, you throw people in the dark, and you scare the crap out of them; no more rules...You'll see how primitive they can get."